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en-GBNews-Medical.NetHog workers carrying livestock-related, drug-resistant bacteria may be developing skin infectionsNew Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led research suggests that some workers at industrial hog production facilities are not only carrying livestock-associated, antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their noses, but may also be developing skin infections from these bacteria.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161117/Hog-workersc2a0carrying-livestock-related-drug-resistant-bacteria-may-be-developing-skin-infections.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161117/Hog-workersc2a0carrying-livestock-related-drug-resistant-bacteria-may-be-developing-skin-infections.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=cbe572b5-0624-4aea-ad43-83ecc0a92c7aThu, 17 Nov 2016 12:54:38 -0500International travellers may spread antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in their home countries, study revealsAirports are international travel hubs visited by large numbers of people. London Heathrow, for example, has an average of 205,400 travellers every day and saw 75 million people arriving and departing from all over the world in 2015.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161103/International-travellers-may-spread-antimicrobial-resistant-bacteria-in-their-home-countries-study-reveals.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161103/International-travellers-may-spread-antimicrobial-resistant-bacteria-in-their-home-countries-study-reveals.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=7c33c2c6-575f-477f-a6fd-d230f326de35Thu, 03 Nov 2016 07:08:06 -0500Researchers engineer new weapon to destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteriaOver the past few decades, many bacteria have become resistant to existing antibiotics, and few new drugs have emerged.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161102/Researchers-engineer-new-weapon-to-destroy-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161102/Researchers-engineer-new-weapon-to-destroy-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=f65667a1-337c-4846-82e7-70e7667a387aWed, 02 Nov 2016 21:02:06 -0500Two widely prescribed antibiotics may combat bacteria differently than previously thoughtTwo widely prescribed antibiotics -- chloramphenicol and linezolid -- may fight bacteria in a different way from what scientists and doctors thought for years, University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have found.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161102/Two-widely-prescribed-antibiotics-may-combat-bacteria-differently-than-previously-thought.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161102/Two-widely-prescribed-antibiotics-may-combat-bacteria-differently-than-previously-thought.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=2578ebf3-e453-4182-b4ee-d96f4b59ec7bWed, 02 Nov 2016 01:49:39 -0500Self-healing slippery surface coatings for medical devices could help thwart infectionImplanted medical devices like catheters, surgical mesh and dialysis systems are ideal surfaces on which bacteria can colonize and form hard-to-kill sheets called biofilms.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161101/Self-healing-slippery-surface-coatings-for-medical-devices-could-help-thwart-infection.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161101/Self-healing-slippery-surface-coatings-for-medical-devices-could-help-thwart-infection.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=ecb5acd7-3d8f-4586-b509-4a5897429731Tue, 01 Nov 2016 22:45:35 -0500Study yields insights into shifts in epidemiology of multi-drug resistant organismsA first-of-its-kind study of 900,000 hospital admissions from an integrated health system has yielded insights into shifts in the epidemiology of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) in the community.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161027/Study-yields-insights-into-shifts-in-epidemiology-of-multi-drug-resistant-organisms.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161027/Study-yields-insights-into-shifts-in-epidemiology-of-multi-drug-resistant-organisms.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=ccc2a52c-8ffb-4d0a-8ae6-d2c7d4a28edbThu, 27 Oct 2016 22:06:02 -0500Bad bugs spread from ICU patients to nurses' scrubs, research showsBad bugs readily spread from patients in the intensive care unit to nurses' scrubs and the room, according to research being presented at IDWeek 2016. The sleeves and pockets of the scrubs and the bed railing were the most likely to be contaminated.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161027/Bad-bugs-spread-from-ICU-patients-to-nurses-scrubs-research-shows.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161027/Bad-bugs-spread-from-ICU-patients-to-nurses-scrubs-research-shows.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=51f59cdb-fb11-47ca-b8da-948796b640bdThu, 27 Oct 2016 11:57:00 -0500CSIC project aims to study new genetic regulatory mechanisms in pathogenic bacteriaA project led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) researcher, Alejandro Toledo-Arana, at the Institute of Agro biotechnology (a centre shared between CSIC, the Public University of Navarra and The Regional Government of Navarra), is studying new genetic regulatory mechanisms in pathogenic bacteria.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161026/CSIC-project-aims-to-study-new-genetic-regulatory-mechanisms-in-pathogenic-bacteria.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161026/CSIC-project-aims-to-study-new-genetic-regulatory-mechanisms-in-pathogenic-bacteria.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=999012c0-8758-4651-81c7-f5aa0551a510Wed, 26 Oct 2016 01:52:56 -0500Novel nanofiber coating shows potential to prevent bacterial infections of orthopaedic prosthesesIn a proof-of-concept study with mice, scientists at The Johns Hopkins University show that a novel coating they made with antibiotic-releasing nanofibers has the potential to better prevent at least some serious bacterial infections related to total joint replacement surgery.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161024/Novel-nanofiber-coating-shows-potential-to-prevent-bacterial-infections-of-orthopaedic-prostheses.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161024/Novel-nanofiber-coating-shows-potential-to-prevent-bacterial-infections-of-orthopaedic-prostheses.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=2b1f4402-4db4-4d48-b2de-5c2814406247Mon, 24 Oct 2016 20:41:39 -0500Antimicrobial copper touch surfaces may help fight global threat of antibiotic resistanceA key presentation at the Infection Control show within the Patient First conference on 22 November will look at a simple engineering solution to help fight the global threat of antibiotic resistance: antimicrobial copper touch surfaces.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161021/Antimicrobial-copper-touch-surfaces-may-help-fight-global-threat-of-antibiotic-resistance.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161021/Antimicrobial-copper-touch-surfaces-may-help-fight-global-threat-of-antibiotic-resistance.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=461e6396-bd33-4c01-9909-7db437e070aeFri, 21 Oct 2016 02:14:31 -0500